Fire - Flies and Mosquitoes. By F. Frankfort Moore. (S.P.C.K.)— A voyage
in the South Seas, with its attendant adventures and perils, will always prove interesting to boys. Mr. Cromer, once the commander of a great steamer, having come into some pro- perty, retires from the sea. The sudden change from a life of activity to one of idleness and good-living, produces gout. To cut a rather long story short, Mr. Cromer, 'under the advice of his doctor, buys a yacht and goes for a voyage. Perhaps Mr. Moore's prelude is a little dull ; once at sea, however, the story becomes more exciting. The yacht's party meet with some thrilling adventures among the head-hunters in Formosa, and manage to rescue from their hands an American who has been wrecked on the coast. In spite of its rather dull opening, the story is very readable.
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